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Traditional media platforms remain important in today’s politics
By Patrick Scott With the rise of the internet and new forms of media outlets, there has been shift in the importance of media outlets from which voters get information. Voters have shifted away from traditional media outlets, and thus… Read More ›
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Politics: From bad to worse
By Thomas Gaughan As a nation we have survived multiple times of political chaos with both the 1968 election due to the Vietnam War and the 2020 election due to COVID-19. However, the polarization that plagues our current political system… Read More ›
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Was FAIR fair to the Buffalo News?
By Sarah Sefried FAIR, standing for Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, published an article stating that The Buffalo News contributed to incumbent Byron Brown’s mayoral win over India Walton. The organization’s main critique was that the hometown paper used a… Read More ›
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Was the GOP right to back Byron Brown in Buffalo mayoral race?
By Daniel Schiffhauer The Buffalo mayoral race has been one of the strangest political events in modern history. Not only has the incumbent mayor, Byron Brown, been forced to conduct a write-in campaign after losing the primary, and not only… Read More ›
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Voters look away from traditional media for political news
By Samay Saxena Traditional media outlets influence over voters receiving information about candidates is no longer prevalent in our current society. As of last year, Pew Research found that 18 percent of US adults get their information about politics from… Read More ›
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Why we SHOULD talk about politics during holiday gatherings
By Addison Gremli When it comes to making conversation, politics is a controversial topic. People often have a closed mind set when it comes to politics, but there is always an opposing opinion, that if presented with civility can be… Read More ›
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Grading NYC Mayor-elect’s appearance on ‘The Late Show’
By Emily Lewandowski The Late Show With Stephen Colbert allows the public to see politicians, such as Eric Adams, the New York City mayor-elect, in a new light. The more casual platform allows Adams to display his personality and discuss topics… Read More ›
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Politics needs more events like the presidential turkey pardon
By Teddy Murphey President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys this Thanksgiving. To add to the absurdity, their names were peanut butter and jelly. But events like this give us a breath of fresh air in an otherwise tense – and… Read More ›
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What did the press cover in Buffalo’s mayoral campaign?
If Buffalo voters wanted to learn where mayoral candidates Byron Brown and India Walton stood on the issues, they were unlikely to find answers in the news media’s coverage of the campaign. A content analysis of news coverage in the… Read More ›
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Some thoughts on Crain’s list of ‘Most Powerful Women’ in NY State
By Richard Lee Crain’s New York Business published its list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York this week. Attorney General Letitia James is tops on the list, one slot ahead of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Crain’s criteria for… Read More ›
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